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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by tom_ on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @09:25AM (#17292962)
Don't pay for somebody else to make your tea! A cup of ordinary tea should cost, like, 15p. That includes teabag, electricity, water, milk, and amortized cost of kettle and mug.

Even if you buy something unnecessarily expensive, like fancy matcha tea powder, you're looking at less than 50p.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by shalmanese on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:56AM (#17293812)
Learn to brew loose leaf tea and you cut down even more on the expenditure (or rather, for the same 15p expense, you're consuming much better tea).
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by dormento on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:24AM (#17293485)
What kind of monster puts milk on their tea? :) You're right though.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by tom_ on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:32AM (#17293582)
Most everyday teas sold in the UK are made for use with milk. They are - or I have always found them so - a bit astringent and bitter without.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by arethuza on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:05AM (#17293901)
Quite right - tea first is an abomination - it's milk first then tea:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/oct/...

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by pradn on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:39AM (#17294304)
Ask the billion+ Indians who drink chai! :)
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by sukanta on Friday June 15, 2018 @03:52AM (#17318181)
:D Chai is bliss. First tea, then milk and sugar.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by kaushikt on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @02:32AM (#17344253)
Couldn't agree more. Chai is truly bliss!
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by dolessdrugs on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:23PM (#17295517)
tea is not one thing
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that... by theWheez on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:52AM (#17294453)
Amen to this, for coffee. I buy coffee grounds for $10 that last me 3 or more weeks, with 2-3 cups per day.
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